Cisco 350XG series Instruction Manual

Cisco 350XG and 550XG Series 10G Stackable
Managed Switches
ADMINISTRATION
GUIDE

Cisco 350XG and 550XG Series 10G Stackable Managed Switches Administration Guide 1
Contents
Chapter 1: Getting Started 10
Starting the Web-based Configuration Utility 10
Out-Of-Band Port 14
Basic or Advanced Display Mode 15
Quick Start Device Configuration 15
Interface Naming Conventions 16
Window Navigation 17
Chapter 2: Cisco 350XG & 550XG Series 10G Stackable Managed Switches
Dashboard 21
Overview 21
Grid Management 22
System Health 22
Resource Utilization 23
Identification 24
Latest Logs 25
Suspended Interfaces 25
Stack Topology 26
Chapter 3: Configuration Wizards 27
Getting Started Wizard 27
VLAN Configuration Wizard 29
Chapter 4: Status and Statistics 31
System Summary 32
CPU Utilization 33
Interfaces 34
Etherlike 35
GVRP 36
802.1X EAP 37

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ACL 39
TCAM Utilization 39
Health 41
Port and VLAN Mirroring 43
Diagnostics 45
RMON 48
View Logs 56
Chapter 5: Administration 58
Device Models 58
System Settings 59
Console Settings (Autobaud Rate Support) 60
User Accounts 61
Idle Session Timeout 62
System Log 63
Reboot 67
Routing Resources 68
Ping 72
Traceroute 74
Chapter 6: Administration: File Management 75
System Files 75
Firmware Operations 77
File Operations 81
File Directory 89
DHCP Auto Configuration/Image Update 90
Chapter 7: Administration: Stack Management 100
Overview 100
Types of Units in Stack 102

Cisco 350XG and 550XG Series 10G Stackable Managed Switches Administration Guide 3
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Stack Topology 103
Unit ID Assignment 104
Master Selection Process 105
Stack Changes 105
Unit Failure in Stack 106
Software Auto Synchronization in Stack 108
Stack Ports 109
Stack Management 111
Chapter 8: Administration: Time Settings 113
System Time Configuration 114
SNTP Modes 115
System Time 116
SNTP Unicast 118
SNTP Multicast/Anycast 121
SNTP Authentication 122
Time Range 123
Recurring Time Range 124
Chapter 9: Administration: Discovery 126
Bonjour 126
LLDP and CDP 127
Configuring LLDP 129
Configuring CDP 149
CDP Statistics 157
Chapter 10: Port Management 159
Workflow 159
Port Settings 160
Error Recovery Settings 164

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Loopback Detection Settings 165
Link Aggregation 167
UDLD 175
Green Ethernet 183
Chapter 11: Smartport 191
Overview 192
How the Smartport Feature Works 197
Auto Smartport 198
Error Handling 202
Default Configuration 202
Relationships with Other Features 202
Common Smartport Tasks 202
Configuring Smartport Using The Web-based Interface 205
Built-in Smartport Macros 210
Chapter 12: VLAN Management 221
Overview 221
Regular VLANs 228
Private VLAN Settings 236
GVRP Settings 237
VLAN Groups 238
Voice VLAN 242
Access Port Multicast TV VLAN 256
Customer Port Multicast TV VLAN 259
Chapter 13: Spanning Tree 262
STP Flavors 262
STP Status and Global Settings 263
STP Interface Settings 265

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RSTP Interface Settings 268
Multiple Spanning Tree Overview 270
MSTP Properties 271
VLANs to a MSTP Instance 272
MSTP Instance Settings 273
MSTP Interface Settings 274
Chapter 14: Managing MAC Address Tables 277
Static Addresses 278
Dynamic Addresses 279
Reserved MAC Addresses 280
Chapter 15: Multicast 281
Multicast Forwarding 281
Multicast Properties 287
MAC Group Address 287
IP Multicast Group Addresses 289
IPv4 Multicast Configuration 291
IPv6 Multicast Configuration 297
IGMP/MLD Snooping IP Multicast Group 303
Multicast Router Ports 304
Forward All 305
Unregistered Multicast 306
Chapter 16: IP Configuration 307
Overview 307
IPv4 Management and Interfaces 309
IPv6 Management and Interfaces 337
Domain Name System 360

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Chapter 17: IP Configuration: RIPv2 366
Overview 366
How Rip Operates on the Device 367
Configuring RIP 370
Access Lists 375
Chapter 18: IP Configuration: VRRP 378
Overview 378
VRRP Topology 379
Configurable Elements of VRRP 380
Configuring VRRP 384
Chapter 19: Security 388
Configuring TACACS+ 389
Configuring RADIUS 394
Password Strength 398
Key Management 400
Management Access Method 403
Management Access Authentication 408
SSL Server 409
TCP/UDP Services 412
Storm Control 413
Port Security 416
IP Source Guard 419
ARP Inspection 423
Denial of Service Prevention 428
Chapter 20: Security: 802.1X Authentication 439
Overview 439
Properties 453

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Port Authentication 455
Host and Session Authentication 458
Authenticated Hosts 459
Locked Clients 460
Web Authentication Customization 460
Chapter 21: Security: Secure Sensitive Data Management 464
Introduction 464
SSD Management 465
SSD Rules 465
SSD Properties 471
Configuration Files 473
SSD Management Channels 478
Menu CLI and Password Recovery 479
Configuring SSD 479
Chapter 22: Security: SSH Server 483
Overview 483
Common Tasks 484
SSH User Authentication 485
SSH Server Authentication 487
Chapter 23: Security: SSH Client 488
Overview 488
SSH User Authentication 494
SSH Server Authentication 496
Change User Password on the SSH Server 497
Chapter 24: Security: IPv6 First Hop Security 499
IPv6 First Hop Security Overview 500

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Router Advertisement Guard 502
Neighbor Discovery Inspection 503
DHCPv6 Guard 504
Neighbor Binding Integrity 504
IPv6 Source Guard 507
Attack Protection 508
Policies, Global Parameters and System Defaults 510
Common Tasks 511
Default Settings and Configuration 514
Before You Start 515
Configuring IPv6 First Hop Security through Web GUI 515
Chapter 25: Access Control 535
Overview 535
MAC-Based ACLs Creation 539
IPv4-based ACL Creation 541
IPv6-Based ACL Creation 546
ACL Binding 550
Chapter 26: Quality of Service 553
QoS Features and Components 554
General 557
QoS Basic Mode 569
QoS Advanced Mode 572
Managing QoS Statistics 583
Chapter 27: SNMP 587
Overview 587
SNMP Engine ID 591
Views 593

Cisco 350XG and 550XG Series 10G Stackable Managed Switches Administration Guide 9
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Groups 594
Users 596
Communities 598
Trap Settings 600
Notification Recipients 600
Notification Filter 605